[78-L] Cylinder machine sighting[FWD]

[Mike Harkin]

Dennis,

I hope you grassed the protological orifice to the owner....

Mike in Plovdiv

--- On Sun, 1/23/11, Don Chichester <dnjchi78 at live.com> wrote:

> From: Don Chichester <dnjchi78 at live.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Cylinder machine sighting
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sunday, January 23, 2011, 2:06 PM
> 
> For demonstration purposes, I always use an Indestructable
> cylinder.  They look like wax, but last alot
> longrt.  In fact, I've never brokem an Indestructable
> cylinder.  Guess they are....
>  
> Don "lomger lasting" Chichester
>  
> > To: 78-L at 78online.com
> > From: victrola78s at aol.com
> > Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:36:34 -0500
> > Subject: [78-L] Cylinder machine sighting
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ahhh...yes, well once again Professor Biel is correct.
> How does he DO that? I know, diligent researching of the
> subject at hand before opening of mouth(or touching
> keyboard). I was relying on memory, and having gone back to
> actually LOOK at the YouTube video the cylinder does indeed
> break in "Shakey Jake"'s hand...with a resounding CRACK...as
> it then shatters. And the floor then resounds with the
> pieces hitting it with little crinkly noises. Still a
> hilarious video, notwithstanding the nauseous feeling one
> gets while watching a vintage cylinder or shellac disc
> meeting its end. And as far as the "joke" aspect of this
> bit, "Jake" must've been applying pressure with his fingers
> on the inside of the cylinder to effect the breakage-naughty
> man("Put your Hand Out...").
> > 
> > There is a German bakery & gift shop here in
> Indianapolis called Heidelberg Haus, run by Jurgen und Gabi
> Jungbauer. In the mittel of the store dividing the
> bakery/cafe from the market/gift shop stands an Amberola
> upright phonograph. There are about 40 cylinders in the
> storage area. I once saw a 20-something college boy type
> explaining the Amberola to his girlfriend. He chatted away
> about Edison, cylinders, recording history as he opened the
> drawer and removed a cylinder from its box to show the
> girlfriend. The impromptu demo ended when he hit the
> cylinder against the drawer and it cracked. He hesitated for
> only a moment, then replaced the cylinder in its box, closed
> the door on the Amberola and walked into the gift shop. It
> was obvious to me that I was the only one to witness this
> assholian act, and my stomach still quivers at the
> recollection of it.
> > 
> > Dennis "Foot-in-mouth Disease" Forkel
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